DWG rangers assist with search for missing NJ swimmer

Park rangers from Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are assisting New Jersey State Park Police with a search for a missing person.

Amjed Hasan, 21, of Clifton, N.J., was last seen swimming in the Delaware River near the Douglas Trail parking area in Worthington State Forest on Old Mine Road in New Jersey just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

He had been picnicking and swimming with family and friends, according to park service officials.

Search and Rescue teams searched until dark on Tuesday evening. The search resumed this morning and continued throughout the afternoon.

Hasan is 5’6” and weighs between 120 and 140 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes and was last seen wearing white shorts with red trim. He was not wearing a life jacket.

The search team includes the NPS dive team and park rangers; New Jersey State Police, including the Marine and Air Support units; and New Jersey State Park Police.